* TV: The Portland-Notre Dame game will be shown live on SportsChannel; the UConn-North Carolina game will be shown Sunday at 4 a.m. The championship game Sunday will be shown on ESPN2, same-day tape at 7:30 p.m.

No.7 Portland vs. No.1 Notre Dame

* Outlook: Notre Dame, ranked No. 1 in the nation since tying North Carolina 0-0 Oct. 2, has outscored opponents, 103-11. Junior Rosella Guerrero (21-9--51) teams with freshman Holly Manthel (9-29--47) to pace the offense, while sophomore Cindy Daws (12-19--43), a national team prospect, is back after a broken foot kept her out of CONCACAF qualifying last summer. Junior Michelle McCarthy is Notre Dame's second-leading goal scorer (18).

Portland looks to a pair of national team players, senior striker Tiffeny Milbrett (30-8--68) and junior Shannon MacMillan (22- 7--51) for most of its offense. Portland has won five in a row, but lost 2-1 to the Irish on Oct. 16.

No.6 UConn vs. No.2 North Carolina

* Outlook: The Huskies are responsible for one of North Carolina's two defeats in the past 10 years. Since 1985,the Tar Heels have a 204-2-8 record and have wonthe national title every year.

UConn is 2-10 against North Carolina, including losses in the 1984 and 1990 championship games, but the Huskies won't be facing the unknown this time. They played last season in Chapel Hill, N.C., a 2-0 North Carolina victory, and that has given veterans such as goalkeeper Jill Gelfenbien of Wethersfield (0.44 goals-against average, 13 shutouts in 22 starts) confidence.

Coach Len Tsantiris has led UConn to the NCAA tournament every season since it began in 1982; this will be the Huskies' fifth appearance in the final four. Leading the offense are sophomores Ginny Woodward (11-4--26) and Kerry Connors (6-2--14), but Tsantiris can go to his bench for Ashley Paine (5-2--12), a junior, and freshman Jana Carabino (5- 0--10). Carabino'sovertime goal defeated Hartford in sudden- death overtime Sunday in the quarterfinals.

Defensively, it's a freshman- dominated group led by two players from Long Island, Sara Whalen and Kim Baverstock (6-3 -- 15), who is the team's No. 2 scorer. Fifth-year senior Karen Warner (4-6--14) holds things together in midfield. . . . North Carolina, which had a 101-match unbeaten run ended by Duke on Oct. 19, is loaded with seniors and remains the team to beat. Led by Tisha Venturini (19-12--50), the likely college player of the year and a national team starter, the Tar Heels have speed and balance, two experienced goalkeepers and excellent depth. Debbie Keller (14-14--42), a sophomore, is touted as the next great Tar Heels star, while freshman Robin Confer has 16 goals. Danielle Egan (8-17--33) teams with Venturini in a dominant midfield.